Middleweight

Darren Till

Last fought: Dec 2022

RECORD

Pro

18-5-1

UFC

6-5-1

Age

Height

6'0"

Weight

185 lbs

Reach

74"

Stance

Southpaw

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	13:36
Fight Completion Rate	68.0%
Avg Rounds per Fight	2.72
% Fights Inside the Distance	50.0%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	86-30 (74.1%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	41-14 (74.5%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	44-16 (73.3%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	74.2%
% Time in Control	6.6%
% Time Controlled	19.2%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	25.5%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	2.34
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	2.29
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+0.05
Distance Strike Accuracy	42.5%
Distance Strike Defense	68.2%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	1.94
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	1.14
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	0.54
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	2.19
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	0.00
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	1.14

All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →

Where the Strikes Land

Share of landed significant strikes by target

Where the Fight Happens

Share of total fight time by position

Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Middleweight field

Darren Till League percentile bands (p5–p95) League median

The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →

Career Stats

Statistic	Darren Till
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	46.8%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.3
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.3
Strike Differential	-1.0/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	46.2%
Takedown Defense	69.8%
Takedowns Landed/15min	0.6
Submission Attempts/15min	0.0
Control Time/15min	0:59
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	33.3%
Submission % of Wins	0.0%
Decision % of Wins	66.7%
Avg Fight Time	13:36
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.5
Reversals/15min	0.1

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	48.3%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.2
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.7
Takedown Accuracy	75.0%
Takedown Defense	58.1%
Control Time/Fight	0:31

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Dricus Du Plessis

UFC 282: Blachowicz vs. Ankalaev • Dec 2022Middleweight

Submission (Neck Crank) • Rd 3, 2:43

Darren Till35/7050%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:23

Dricus Du Plessis86/14759%TD 6/6Ctrl 5:33

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Darren Till	6/12	50%	1/1	0:23	—
	Dricus Du Plessis	60/85	71%	3/3	3:56	—

R2	Darren Till	18/33	55%	0/0	0:00	—
	Dricus Du Plessis	10/28	36%	2/2	1:27	—

R3	Darren Till	11/25	44%	0/0	0:00	—
	Dricus Du Plessis	16/34	47%	1/1	0:10	—

LOSS

vs. Derek Brunson

UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Till • Sep 2021Middleweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 3, 2:13

Darren Till26/5052%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:04

Derek Brunson41/8449%TD 3/6Ctrl 7:23

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Darren Till	7/16	44%	0/0	0:00	—
	Derek Brunson	26/51	51%	1/1	2:57	—

R2	Darren Till	5/10	50%	0/0	0:04	—
	Derek Brunson	6/13	46%	1/3	3:56	—

R3	Darren Till	14/24	58%	0/0	0:00	—
	Derek Brunson	9/20	45%	1/2	0:30	—

LOSS

vs. Robert Whittaker

UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Till • Jul 2020Middleweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Darren Till41/9941%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:35

Robert Whittaker69/15744%TD 2/13Ctrl 2:29KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Darren Till	12/24	50%	0/0	0:35	—
	Robert Whittaker	11/30	37%	0/2	0:00	—

R2	Darren Till	3/12	25%	0/0	0:00	—
	Robert Whittaker	15/30	50%	0/0	1:48	1

R3	Darren Till	6/21	29%	0/0	0:00	—
	Robert Whittaker	13/32	41%	0/2	0:06	—

R4	Darren Till	8/19	42%	0/0	0:00	—
	Robert Whittaker	13/34	38%	0/2	0:02	—

R5	Darren Till	12/23	52%	0/0	0:00	—
	Robert Whittaker	17/31	55%	2/7	0:33	—

WIN

vs. Kelvin Gastelum

UFC 244: Masvidal vs. Diaz • Nov 2019Middleweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Darren Till36/6754%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:39

Kelvin Gastelum40/8149%TD 1/4Ctrl 2:43

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Darren Till	7/16	44%	0/0	0:31	—
	Kelvin Gastelum	11/23	48%	0/0	1:35	—

R2	Darren Till	12/23	52%	0/0	0:04	—
	Kelvin Gastelum	14/25	56%	0/1	0:41	—

R3	Darren Till	17/28	61%	1/2	0:04	—
	Kelvin Gastelum	15/33	45%	1/3	0:27	—

LOSS

vs. Jorge Masvidal

UFC Fight Night: Till vs. Masvidal • Mar 2019Welterweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 3:05

Darren Till21/4349%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:56KD 1

Jorge Masvidal35/7249%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:47KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Darren Till	13/27	48%	1/1	0:51	1
	Jorge Masvidal	19/39	49%	0/1	0:20	—

R2	Darren Till	8/16	50%	0/0	0:05	—
	Jorge Masvidal	16/33	48%	1/1	0:27	1

LOSS

vs. Tyron Woodley

UFC 228: Woodley vs. Till • Sep 2018WelterweightTITLE

Submission (D'Arce Choke) • Rd 2, 4:19

Darren Till0/60%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:12

Tyron Woodley57/7972%TD 0/4Ctrl 5:29KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Darren Till	0/3	0%	0/0	0:12	—
	Tyron Woodley	11/23	48%	0/4	1:23	—

R2	Darren Till	0/3	0%	0/0	0:00	—
	Tyron Woodley	46/56	82%	0/0	4:06	1

WIN

vs. Stephen Thompson

UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Till • May 2018Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Darren Till38/12630%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:14KD 1

Stephen Thompson30/12624%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Darren Till	4/12	33%	0/0	0:00	—
	Stephen Thompson	5/18	28%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Darren Till	9/25	36%	0/0	0:00	—
	Stephen Thompson	6/28	21%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Darren Till	9/32	28%	0/0	0:00	—
	Stephen Thompson	8/31	26%	0/0	0:00	—

R4	Darren Till	7/33	21%	0/0	0:08	—
	Stephen Thompson	8/26	31%	0/0	0:00	—

R5	Darren Till	9/24	38%	0/0	0:06	1
	Stephen Thompson	3/23	13%	0/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Donald Cerrone

UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Till • Oct 2017Welterweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 4:20

Darren Till24/5544%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:05KD 1

Donald Cerrone14/2458%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:29

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Darren Till	24/55	44%	0/0	0:05	1
	Donald Cerrone	14/24	58%	1/2	0:29	—

WIN

vs. Bojan Velickovic

UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Struve • Sep 2017Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Darren Till49/8756%TD 1/1Ctrl 2:51

Bojan Velickovic34/14424%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:02

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Darren Till	20/30	67%	0/0	0:40	—
	Bojan Velickovic	10/35	29%	0/1	0:00	—

R2	Darren Till	11/22	50%	1/1	1:47	—
	Bojan Velickovic	11/41	27%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	Darren Till	18/35	51%	0/0	0:24	—
	Bojan Velickovic	13/68	19%	0/1	0:02	—

WIN

vs. Jessin Ayari

UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs. Teixeira • May 2017Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Darren Till31/6945%TD 2/3Ctrl 2:57KD 1

Jessin Ayari28/11225%TD 0/5Ctrl 0:46

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Darren Till	6/22	27%	2/3	0:21	—
	Jessin Ayari	8/34	24%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Darren Till	17/26	65%	0/0	2:36	1
	Jessin Ayari	12/29	41%	0/4	0:23	—

R3	Darren Till	8/21	38%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jessin Ayari	8/49	16%	0/1	0:23	—

vs. Nicolas Dalby

UFC Fight Night: Holohan vs Smolka • Oct 2015Welterweight

Decision (Majority) • Rd 3, 5:00

Darren Till49/8856%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:43KD 1

Nicolas Dalby84/17049%TD 2/4Ctrl 3:43

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Darren Till	26/40	65%	0/0	0:06	1
	Nicolas Dalby	12/33	36%	0/0	0:25	—

R2	Darren Till	14/28	50%	0/1	0:31	—
	Nicolas Dalby	11/37	30%	0/1	0:53	—

R3	Darren Till	9/20	45%	0/2	0:06	—
	Nicolas Dalby	61/100	61%	2/3	2:25	—

WIN

vs. Wendell Oliveira Marques

UFC Fight Night: Condit vs Alves • May 2015Welterweight

KO/TKO (Elbows) • Rd 2, 1:37

Darren Till25/4161%TD 0/2Ctrl 1:06

Wendell Oliveira Marques22/3956%TD 0/3Ctrl 1:59

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Darren Till	12/24	50%	0/0	0:03	—
	Wendell Oliveira Marques	22/35	63%	0/1	1:59	—

R2	Darren Till	13/17	76%	0/2	1:03	—
	Wendell Oliveira Marques	0/4	0%	0/2	0:00	—

Last updated: 2026-08-22 | Data source: UFCStats.com